I watched an amazing documentary on Netflix last night and I think it should be required viewing for everyone. Even if you disagree on some of the points made, it’s worth discussing. Put Pink Ribbons Inc. on your list to watch! The reason I bring it up is because it makes an important point about…

In keeping with my promise to be a bit more open, I thought I’d start this post with some answers to questions I get asked all the time. I mean all. the. time. Where do you get your protein? This will drive any vegetarian and vegan insane. It’s a myth created by the meat industry…

2016 is coming to an end and I love this time of year so much. Holidays aside, it brings me so much happiness to sit down and think about the highlights of my year and what I want to accomplish and focus on in the next. I write goals on everything from books to read…

Yep it’s as damn delicious as it sounds. I was really tempted to just end the blog post there but I’m not exactly at a Kayne level of food blogging yet so I can’t do that. I wanted something hearty and delicious because December wasn’t even here yet and I’m totally exhausted. It could be…

My life exists almost exclusively in two rooms right now; my kitchen and wherever my laptop is (which is usually in the kitchen too). My bake sale has been keeping me busy early in the morning and during the night, plus I’m selling cookies at a craft fair this week, and Piquant Marketing is still…

It’s become something of a tradition of mine to do a holiday bake sale (which includes dinner items) here in Vancouver. It’s fun for me, I can raise some money for a cause I support, and I get to feed people vegan food! Here’s how it works. Below are the menu items but I’m pretty…

This is an update of an old post because I went to re-shoot the photos of this dish for the never-coming cookbook I’m working on (joking!) and I was so embarrassed by the old post that I felt like it deserved a do-over. Plus what better reason than for the Vancity Virtual Potluck? It’s a…

I’m going to get serious for a moment. Most of you who know me probably read that sentence as sarcasm and are awaiting a hilarious gif. Sadly, you will be disappointed. This is a bit of a long story but here goes. While I was a teenager I found a passion for animal welfare, environmental…

How’s everyone’s New Year’s resolutions going? I’m still not drinking coffee and the world seems less bright, beautiful, and full of hope. Other than that 2017 is going pretty well! Everyone I know seemed to have recognized that we were all operating at a higher frequency during the holidays and maybe we needed to unwind a…

My poor, poor neglected blog. Where do I even begin? We’re going to get sincere for a moment here. My life has changed, I’ve changed, and everything around me has shifted. It’s been almost 5 months since I quit my job and started my own company with my business partner. Meaning our success, our schedules,…

I was recently asked to cater an intimate birthday party which I immediately said yes to and then quickly panicked at the thought of people tasting my food in disgust or even worse, what if they hated it so much they immediately got sick like a scene out of Problem Child? It happened whenever I…

I find making a quick soup from scratch is an easy solution and fun activity for a toddler who’s acting like they just found and ate a Red Bull lollipop. I’m getting the very last of the veggies from our garden which meant Linden and I grabbed a few ripe tomatoes and herbs and had…

It has been an intense few weeks that have flown by and although I’ve been cooking a ton, I haven’t been formally experimenting in the kitchen so apologies for no new recipes! My partner and I have officially launched our new business, Piquant Marketing and it’s thrilling, nerve-wracking, exhausting, and a ton of work. It’s absolutely a…

I recently discovered that one of my friends has a knack for growing monster food. She may spend her weekends posing with them at markets, claiming 1st prize in the categories of ‘Veggies That Belong in the Avengers’. I mean, look at this photo: I actually see it still sitting on my kitchen table and…

Happy (Belated) Canada Day! This long weekend was such a whirlwind and so fun. Having a 2-year-old definitely changes the game on sunny 3 day weekends. Forget lazy afternoons or being delightfully day drunk. Hello front row seats for the Steveston Parade at 8am and mid-day meltdowns in front of thousands of tourists and your…

You’d think with Rich’s English ancestry we’d eat a lot more British food, like bangers and mash. I think I’ve made him custard maybe 3 times in 10 years. Maybe it’s because I’ve met two English people in my life who have said (without provoking) ‘YOU’RE WELCOME FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!’ Ummmm…thanks and is that…

I realized that my next supper club is less than two weeks away and I only have one dish decided on. I had a few moments of panic where I needed to crouch down and put my head between my legs before I started to look into food from Shakespeare’s works (all the dishes at…

This is year is my first having my own veggie garden so even though I planted all my seeds more than a month ago, I wasn’t really prepared when everything started growing really well. I’ve got pumpkin plants spiraling out of the soil onto the grass, beans that I’ve had to tie up with wrapping…